The Pella Area Community and Economic (PACE) Alliance hosted local legislators for a forum with business leaders Friday.

State Senators Ken Rozenboom and Amy Sinclair discussed a wide range of topics, including bills pertaining to collective bargaining, education funding, community colleges, Iowa tuition grants, and water quality. Rozenboom tells KNIA/KRLS News he supported the collective bargaining agreement because he feels it’s a cost-saving issue centered in local control.

Critics of the bill have claimed it strips rights away from more than 180,000 public employees.